Marley Djandirri Dalparri (mar-lee jahn-deer-ree dahl-pahr-ree)
Arafura Swamp ranger
IMAGE SOURCE: https://www.countryneedspeople.org.au/arafura_swamp_rangers_join_up | QUOTE SOURCE: Elliana Lawford. “NT Rangers bringing Arnhem land ecosystem back from the brink.” NITV News. 3 Nov 2017.
QUOTE CONTEXT: "I tell my daughter, ‘Keep looking what I’m doing, so if you go out and you do the same thing like me.’”
QUOTE QUESTION: Who keeps your peoples’ stories honest and true?
IMAGE CONTEXT: "I will looking after my land for my grandfather and father. I will follow their footstep, I will forget, [but the knowledge] stays on forever."
IMAGE QUESTION: How does modern technology like the power boat and digital photography impact your people’s efforts to maintain traditional beliefs and practices?
MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a TV news channel. The photo is from an indigenous partner support group.
MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What have you learned about partnering with non-indigenous people to spread your message?
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